John Forbes Nash, Jr. (born June 13, 1928) is an American mathematician whose works in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations have provided insight into the forces that govern chance and events inside complex systems in daily life. His theories are used in market economics, computing, evolutionary biology, artificial intelligence, accounting, politics and military theory. Serving as a Senior Research Mathematician at Princeton University during the latter part of his life, he shared the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with game theorists Reinhard Selten and John Harsanyi. Nash is the subject of the Hollywood movie A…
Author: John Greenewald
The National Security Agency has declassified an eye-opening pre-history of computers used for code-breaking between the 1930s and 1960s. Special thanks and courtesy of GovernmentAttic.org for allowing The Black Vault to post it here as well. Excerpt INTRODUCTION: I am one of those “outsiders” I talk about so much in the later chapters of this book. I was fortunate to be brought into the National Security Agency as one of the Center for Cryptologic History’s first Scholars in Residence. I was borrowed from my university because I had spent a decade working on the history of computers at NSA’s predecessors.…
Originally published in 2009 By John Greenewald, Jr. “We have been exploring the fabric of America, telling the story of her citizens by visiting the workplace… While in the Huntsville, [Alabama] area, we would be honored to film with the Alabama National Guard. You are a strong and proud organization that carries out your challenging duties with bravery and class.” Sounds like a legitimate request to chronicle the actions of the Alabama National Guard. But little did they know; the true men in uniform were about to get entangled in one of the most feared events for anyone… a visit…
In mid-2009, the NEA came under controversy again when it was revealed that then-Communications Director Yosi Sergant had participated in an August 21, 2009 conference call that allegedly directed artists to create works of art promoting President Barack Obama’s domestic agenda. “I would encourage you to pick something, whether it’s health care, education, the environment, you know, there’s four key areas that the corporation has identified as the areas of service,” Sergant said on the call, making reference to the four areas of focus earlier outlined by Nell Abernathy, Director of Outreach for United We Serve. Suggested areas of focus…
In June of 2014, Region 8 of the EPA in Denver, Colorado, was forced to write a memorandum to their employees regarding their bathroom behavior and etiquette. Most noteably, the email to all employees specifically mentioned to stop defecating in the hallways. Wait… WHAT? Although you might expect this at a public junior high school, this actually did happen. I filed a FOIA request for documents relating to this… and the below is what I came up with: Howard Cantor E-Mail to all employees, dated February 18, 2014 [ 1 Pages, 0.11kb ] Emails Regarding Howard Cantor’s Email by employees and contractors […